Ryzen 7 5800HS vs Ryzen 5 3600X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3600X
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
11.45
Ryzen 7 5800HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
12.62
+10.2%

Ryzen 7 5800HS outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking690614
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency11.4134.12
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB4 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3600X 11.45
Ryzen 7 5800HS 12.62
+10.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 3600X 18184
Ryzen 7 5800HS 20044
+10.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.45 12.62
Recency 27 May 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800HS has a 10.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3600X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 5800HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600X and Ryzen 7 5800HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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